H. E. Dudeney, Amusements in Mathematics (1917) No. 351 · Puzzles · Chessboard puzzles

The Crusader

The following is a prize puzzle propounded by me some years ago. Produce a game of chess which, after sixteen moves, shall leave White with all his sixteen men on their original squares and Black in possession of his king alone (not necessarily on his own square). White is then to force mate in three moves.

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H. E. Dudeney, Amusements in Mathematics (1917) · No. 351

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